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the tent city has grown. the city said there are issues ranging from sanitation to trespassing. they want it to scale down or leave. the protesters refusing to leave things are at a stalemate. >> action will be taken at -- our discretion, we are not interested in any violent expay. there has to be a balance. we have expressed a continuous willingness to work with them so they are able to even though they didn't apply for any permit, didn't follow any protocol, we continue to be willing to work with them but in order to have this cooperation it has to be a two way street. >> reporter: the protesters say they are here to stay and are willing to work with the city but won't just leave. they are hinting at evicting us and we are just trying to get clarification and get the extense to have a dialogue and try to get them to come down and talk to us in person. and see what we can do. >> reporter: we did get an e- mail late from the protest where they said they talked to the mayor's office and no action would be taken tonight. the city has made it very clear that they do want this tent
the tent city has grown. the city said there are issues ranging from sanitation to trespassing. they want it to scale down or leave. the protesters refusing to leave things are at a stalemate. >> action will be taken at -- our discretion, we are not interested in any violent expay. there has to be a balance. we have expressed a continuous willingness to work with them so they are able to even though they didn't apply for any permit, didn't follow any protocol, we continue to be willing to...
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the city says it needs more money to keep the system working and up to date. it wants to raise rates 9%. if you want to seek favor or against the increase, there will be a public hearing june 27th. >>> just like a game plan to beat duke, there's a game plan for this woman to beat leukemia for her family and yours. she swabs her cheeks and asks you to join the team. >> winning it all, the greatest feel in the world, the worst, a phone call. >> in 2010, alone in a car, her husband tells her to pull off the road. >> my first thoughts was how long was i going to have with my son. >> tie l her youngest son has leukemia. >> we'll beat this. just the positive energy, just thinking about how he's going to grow up and be a teenager and just nothing but positivity. >> i felt i needed to do something. >> with the bone marrow kit in her office, he knows what she's going through. >> four years ago, i was just diagnose may 2008. my wife was 9 1/2 months pregnant. >> brenda swabs her cheeks, takes seconds. somebody somewhere could be saved by what your watching. eric says it
the city says it needs more money to keep the system working and up to date. it wants to raise rates 9%. if you want to seek favor or against the increase, there will be a public hearing june 27th. >>> just like a game plan to beat duke, there's a game plan for this woman to beat leukemia for her family and yours. she swabs her cheeks and asks you to join the team. >> winning it all, the greatest feel in the world, the worst, a phone call. >> in 2010, alone in a car, her...
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we need these in the city. i believe we deserve this. >> in april mayor rawlings blake induced a plan to help close the budget deficit with $70 million in spending readoptions. reductions. >>> it is report card time. chesapeake bay is seeing a slight improvement. >>> coming up, putting an end to the myths that only older folks have arthritis. children are not only battling the disease but the symptoms. why help is hard to come by. >>> a morn misconception exists that kid don't us vis. however [ inaudible ] to treat 300,000 kids in trust with the disease. we'll explain how each child experienced it differently. we have more in today's health minute. >> there are a lot of pieces to put together. i still don't think i have put them all together. eems like your typical 7-year-old. >> i like to run around and play with my friends and just have fun. >> reporter: a long with that fun sometimes comes pain. >> i don't really know why i overdo it. i only know after, like the next day. >> reporter: when she was 12 mols sh
we need these in the city. i believe we deserve this. >> in april mayor rawlings blake induced a plan to help close the budget deficit with $70 million in spending readoptions. reductions. >>> it is report card time. chesapeake bay is seeing a slight improvement. >>> coming up, putting an end to the myths that only older folks have arthritis. children are not only battling the disease but the symptoms. why help is hard to come by. >>> a morn misconception exists...
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back with more weather in a minute. gjñ >>> with the colder temperatures, baltimore city has issued a cold blue alert for this weekend. cold blue require it is ten emergency shelters open for extended hours and efforts made vulnerable in the cold weather. >>> developing story the sex offender registry was created so neighbors know whereed offers are in the area. -- where offenders are in the area. what if they are in front of where your children board a school bus? brian kuebler has the latest. >> reporter: these students are getting off the bus directly in front of a known sex offender's home. according to the state sex offender renal industry, the resident has been convicted of sexual abuse of a minor and second degree sex offense, a forcwith a disabled victim or someone 14 years old or younger. too close for concerned parents comfort. >> they gain the kids trust and giving them the chance to learn routines. ç with these ñx#xguys and giving an open opportunity for something to happen. >> parents here many manchester say it's just an un necessary risk. most not willing to appear o
back with more weather in a minute. gjñ >>> with the colder temperatures, baltimore city has issued a cold blue alert for this weekend. cold blue require it is ten emergency shelters open for extended hours and efforts made vulnerable in the cold weather. >>> developing story the sex offender registry was created so neighbors know whereed offers are in the area. -- where offenders are in the area. what if they are in front of where your children board a school bus? brian...
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the city reports 119 tickets crease crease in the revenue from the city-owned garages over the last year. the city, that weekend, spent about 6 1/2 million dollars in federal and state on on repaving and preparing for the race. well well the debate continues over maryland's football uniforms. still, they wore those on monday, now you can weigh in. you can have one of them if you want. >> i may get one. five days later stihl talking about it. did you like 'em or no? find out how one of those jerseys and the helmet yours yours. >>> bank of america customers listen up this morning, a branch near you could be closing. we'll explain good good maryland maryland returns. we're first and only at 4:30 in the morning. now now, "good morning maryland." 44:40 on week weekend. auction auctioning the helmets and forms forms. opening bids, $500 for the helmet -- what was that? >> wow, a lot of money. >> that's 500 smokes, 20 for one of those jerseys. if you want to make a bit go to mm:money will go it it. fights fights to say if it were a marketing plan it has worked to perfection. five days later, we'
the city reports 119 tickets crease crease in the revenue from the city-owned garages over the last year. the city, that weekend, spent about 6 1/2 million dollars in federal and state on on repaving and preparing for the race. well well the debate continues over maryland's football uniforms. still, they wore those on monday, now you can weigh in. you can have one of them if you want. >> i may get one. five days later stihl talking about it. did you like 'em or no? find out how one of...
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unthey will be -- they will be found at city garages. recently baltimore was listed among the top 25 most electric vehicle ready cities in the u.s. credited with stepping up readiness and infrastructure. >>> she was a young mother who didn't want anything more than to raise her kids and give them a great life, but cancer stole that from her. lynn is a so tell -- linda so tells us how she is making a difference so others don't have to go through the same heart ache. >> she was a special lady. >> reporter: when you lose a loved one, pictures are all you have. david lost his daughter much too soon. he will never forget the painful call. >> she said dad, i have stage 4 colon cancer, and they said i have less than a month to live. >> reporter: she was a very energetic mother with two kids. >> she felt worse for her family than herself. i never saw her cry. she always had a bright, beautiful smile. >> she wanted to make sure that no one else had to go through this. after they are gone, it's like a piece of you are missing. >> reporter: she onl
unthey will be -- they will be found at city garages. recently baltimore was listed among the top 25 most electric vehicle ready cities in the u.s. credited with stepping up readiness and infrastructure. >>> she was a young mother who didn't want anything more than to raise her kids and give them a great life, but cancer stole that from her. lynn is a so tell -- linda so tells us how she is making a difference so others don't have to go through the same heart ache. >> she was a...
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the city's comptroller did not vote for the contract but the baltimore city mayor did. the new contract does have safeguards in place to protect the city from losing money in the future. >>> new for you this morning a maryland man is talking about a car crash him in the front of a kfc window monday. getting in his suv when a bmw ran into him and then back on him. he is now out of the hospital and says he's otherwise sore but okay. >> the sound of a washing machine when it doesn't balance properly, that's what it sounded like. >> he never saw the bmw coming before it smashed into it. the driver died. the passenger has nonlife-threatening injuries and police say smith was driving way too fast. >>> an update to that rural farm shooting. they're wanted for shooting a customer at the hamilton store. the victim is expected to be okay. the robbers made off with cigarettes as well as cash. if you have any information call crime stoppers. >>> a mom sits in jail while her son recovers from stab wounds. she stabbed her 15-year-old son in the leg. it happened wednesday. smith told
the city's comptroller did not vote for the contract but the baltimore city mayor did. the new contract does have safeguards in place to protect the city from losing money in the future. >>> new for you this morning a maryland man is talking about a car crash him in the front of a kfc window monday. getting in his suv when a bmw ran into him and then back on him. he is now out of the hospital and says he's otherwise sore but okay. >> the sound of a washing machine when it doesn't...
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north of the city take a look. northern maryland. you can see a freeze warning up that will last through nine. above freezing by 7:30. cecil up through garret on the state line. >> game day forecast 60 degrees, mostly sunny, and -- again just a good day with the breeze in the 50s. maybe have the fleece and the sunglasses, combination. that's where it's at. >> this will be the year. >> we will be right back. . >>> you have a great pitcher. >> by popular demand. this is looking over the chesapeake at sunset. came just after 7:30. man. makes you just want to go over. >> like a postcard shot. >> enjoy yourself on the eastern shore look toward the western shore. game day score prediction. i say 3-2 orioles. >> i say adam jones will have a great year. a great year. >> that's noncommittal. >> i just want a win. doesn't matter what the scores. >> get rid of the salary cap. >> here we go. >> have a good night. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discov
north of the city take a look. northern maryland. you can see a freeze warning up that will last through nine. above freezing by 7:30. cecil up through garret on the state line. >> game day forecast 60 degrees, mostly sunny, and -- again just a good day with the breeze in the 50s. maybe have the fleece and the sunglasses, combination. that's where it's at. >> this will be the year. >> we will be right back. . >>> you have a great pitcher. >> by popular demand....
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all of delaware, ocean city and new jersey. this is going to be a coastal storm that's going to hit the eastern most counties the hardest. right now radar is picking up wet weather rain across the beaches. back through the eastern shore and kent island and the bay bridge getting rain. some still not touching the ground. what is coming down is still likely liquid. we are at 45 now. again we were at the mid 40s today. we are at 42 right now actually. 41 easton. things just beginning. still a chance for rain the next several hours here. overnight that begins to change. take a look at this. first we have the rain moving through ocean city. really the opening beginning edge of this system. winter weather from different area of low pressure that will be converging on us toward west virginia. we have two different areas of stormy weather. showers coming up the coast. snow back across indiana and ohio and michigan. these are two areas of low pressure. as this slides east our second storm comes up the coast and converges all offshore. w
all of delaware, ocean city and new jersey. this is going to be a coastal storm that's going to hit the eastern most counties the hardest. right now radar is picking up wet weather rain across the beaches. back through the eastern shore and kent island and the bay bridge getting rain. some still not touching the ground. what is coming down is still likely liquid. we are at 45 now. again we were at the mid 40s today. we are at 42 right now actually. 41 easton. things just beginning. still a...
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city councilwoman mary pack clark said she fielded hundreds of complaints including an elderly woman in ed their gardens. >> she opened the water bill and it was $6,000 for a two story row house. >> reporter: her real bill was $134. the audit revealed the city didn't have the manpower to physically check the meters each quarter so it started estimating water use based on previous readings. some meters went unchecked for more than four years. >> that's why -- the legislation that's been approve that you can't get a bill if you have only been estimated. have you to have a reading. >> reporter: effort next few years the city plans to instale a new automated system that will report the use instantly without the need for someone to check each one by hand. >> we have 21 people focused on checking meter reads. >> reporter: that's good news for kevin who would welcome an inspector checking his meter. >> i haven't seen him in a long time, not at all. it's closed in looks like, usually -- the meter cover and reader to my knowledge and haven't seen him. >> reporter: some saw spikes in already b
city councilwoman mary pack clark said she fielded hundreds of complaints including an elderly woman in ed their gardens. >> she opened the water bill and it was $6,000 for a two story row house. >> reporter: her real bill was $134. the audit revealed the city didn't have the manpower to physically check the meters each quarter so it started estimating water use based on previous readings. some meters went unchecked for more than four years. >> that's why -- the legislation...
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baltimore city is the largest city in the u.s. to require sprinkler systems in new homes. >>> it has been a hot couple of days. first the embarrassment on monday heft 1,000 passengers stranded. on tuesday amtrak reported a power loss at union station in d.c. which caused delays. with all the recent problems governor o'malley boarded a train today to apologize to consumers. we went along for the ride. >> reporter: it is thursday morning and thousands of commuters are at bart station boarding trains heading to work. on board with them governor o'malley. he boarded a bart train to aegis to passengers about the train issues. >> the lack of communication was really outrageous. i have received an apology from the head of amtrak who has assured me they will be getting to the bottom of this changing protocals and training procedures. >> reporter: also on board was a passenger stranded on the train in monday's heat. >> that was someone's kids they locked in the car and it was 100 degrees they would go to jail. my concern was people's healt
baltimore city is the largest city in the u.s. to require sprinkler systems in new homes. >>> it has been a hot couple of days. first the embarrassment on monday heft 1,000 passengers stranded. on tuesday amtrak reported a power loss at union station in d.c. which caused delays. with all the recent problems governor o'malley boarded a train today to apologize to consumers. we went along for the ride. >> reporter: it is thursday morning and thousands of commuters are at bart...
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abc 2news. >> now to the latest on the animal abuse problem in baltimore city. one day after a dog was found hung from a fence a scheduled task force meeting took on a more urgent tone. people were united in their cause. >> i never seen that before. nothing like that. >> reporter: residents stunned to hear of another case of animal cruelty. yesterday we brought you the story of this dog that was found tied to a chain hanging from a fence. >> it's horrible seeing this poor dog just hanging there. >> reporter: enough is enough was the message at the meeting spearheaded by the mayor task force. >> i want my tax money to save dogs rather than murder them. republican chris is the founder of hope on your way a nonprofit devoted to providing food, hope and shelter to neglected animals. >> when a human takes an animal and this person takes this animal out somewhere and beat itself to death or hangs it, or whatever they do, i think that's sick. >> reporter: a rash of senseless acts has sparked annuity cry. last night it was a pit bull that died after teens set him on fir
abc 2news. >> now to the latest on the animal abuse problem in baltimore city. one day after a dog was found hung from a fence a scheduled task force meeting took on a more urgent tone. people were united in their cause. >> i never seen that before. nothing like that. >> reporter: residents stunned to hear of another case of animal cruelty. yesterday we brought you the story of this dog that was found tied to a chain hanging from a fence. >> it's horrible seeing this...
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louis to kansas city. the engine lost 80% of the power first. then, the pilot cut it out completely. they had to land on the road. the police managed to steer the plane to the side. >>> an early morning accident backed up traffic in new york's lincoln tunnel for miles transportation officials say there was an accident involving a motorcycle. the motorcyclist was taken to the hospital. >>> what time do you get to work? more people are getting there on-time. we'll have more on why. >>> an upgrade for the maryland spca. a look at the new facility for dozens of pets. >>> more workers are actually getting to the office on time. others are getting creative with their tardiness. >> reporter: chances are, you've been there, hung up in a traffic jam and slapping the snooze button too many times. according to a survey, workers are more pungs child. there-- on time. the number of employees arriving late has slid. 20% in 2008 to 15% now. if you're still -- even if you slip past the boss, others are watching. >> it's really about your own track record, your
louis to kansas city. the engine lost 80% of the power first. then, the pilot cut it out completely. they had to land on the road. the police managed to steer the plane to the side. >>> an early morning accident backed up traffic in new york's lincoln tunnel for miles transportation officials say there was an accident involving a motorcycle. the motorcyclist was taken to the hospital. >>> what time do you get to work? more people are getting there on-time. we'll have more on...
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what does the city say? it needs to go. >> it's the second worst rated bridge in the city, so this is -- we have probably 300 plus bridges in the city and this is the second worst so getting this bridge done and getting it now is the priority. >> there was a meeting held tonight between city officials and residents from the community. both sides agree that this bridge needs to be repaired but both sides do not agree the best way to go about doing this. >> it's blocked off and basically there is a track that blocks off the other two ways to get in and out of wilks point and there's time when the train actually can block both of the roads. we can be almost caught in this area. >> reporter: and the residents have other concerns. but the city says it's ready to go. >> we have the resources. we are 95% complete at this time and we need do it and need do it as soon as possible. >> reporter: pete o'neil, abc 2 news. >>> show you where there's darker bands, more moderate snows coming in and it's basically down here,
what does the city say? it needs to go. >> it's the second worst rated bridge in the city, so this is -- we have probably 300 plus bridges in the city and this is the second worst so getting this bridge done and getting it now is the priority. >> there was a meeting held tonight between city officials and residents from the community. both sides agree that this bridge needs to be repaired but both sides do not agree the best way to go about doing this. >> it's blocked off and...
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the heat warning including the city of baltimore. right now the air temperature downtown is at a staggering 101 degrees. not that hot at the air but still in the upper 90s. you see what happens when you add the humidity almost statewide except sport high country to the west. we have heat index values pushing into the mid to low 100 teens. it's a cool radar but a hot evening. we'll talk about the peak of the heat, which is yet to come. that's straight ahead. >>> day six and lot of you are without power. 44,000 people across the state are powerless. baltimore county has close to 20,000 outages. baltimore city has more than 10,000. anne arundel county more than 4,000 in the dark. howard just under 6,000. if your power is out call 877-778-2222. if someone told you late june a thunderstorm would knock out your power for almost a week you'd say never. make it six days. when the time stopped. roosevelt leftwich with the story that just won't go away -- people without power. rosie. >> reporter: folks on lake avenue are not happy. six days wi
the heat warning including the city of baltimore. right now the air temperature downtown is at a staggering 101 degrees. not that hot at the air but still in the upper 90s. you see what happens when you add the humidity almost statewide except sport high country to the west. we have heat index values pushing into the mid to low 100 teens. it's a cool radar but a hot evening. we'll talk about the peak of the heat, which is yet to come. that's straight ahead. >>> day six and lot of you...
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that is good, it means younger people and new blood in the city. it also means really cool stuff. >> i hereby declare this the center of innovation and center of energy for our city and our state. >> reporter: you probably never have seen this from the other side. this is what baltimore-based underarmor does, with its innovative stuff. to not only beat competitors but to stomp them in the ground. to take something as simple as a shirt you get sweaty in not just to the next level but three steps above everyone else. ( indiscernible ) --- >> reporter: the offices were designed with an open floor plan to make it easier to share ideas across different departments. this is a new system the company says it will premiere in next month's nfl combine. a shirt with a built-in monitoring system that not only measures heart rate but how high you jump, speed and just about any stats you want to measure performance. it looks fine here but even better on this guy. george st. pierre, whose movement is being monitored in yet another special room. >> anything relate
that is good, it means younger people and new blood in the city. it also means really cool stuff. >> i hereby declare this the center of innovation and center of energy for our city and our state. >> reporter: you probably never have seen this from the other side. this is what baltimore-based underarmor does, with its innovative stuff. to not only beat competitors but to stomp them in the ground. to take something as simple as a shirt you get sweaty in not just to the next level but...
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the budge set in the hands of city council. the first hearings starts next week. >>> it is the end of the session in annapolis, dun mean the end of confusion when it comes to cell phone laws in maryland. lawmakers passed sweeping bans especially making it illegal to use your cell phone while driving unless u you have a hands free device. a bill keeping you from reading text didn't make the cut. lawmakers hoped to expand the qompleg the reading bill that went south in the final minutes of the session. >>> governor o'malley was definitely busy signing 170 pieces of legislation and among the bills were civil penalties for people who make false health claims. he he lighted proposals focused on creating and saving jobs. >> five years with the original one, that was nothing. 20 was better than 15. 15 is better than five. we are thrilled that we passed it. >> tissue came to the froar font after the death of an 11- year-old. the girl was kidnapped raped and murdered by a registered sex offender. a few weeks after the session ended gove
the budge set in the hands of city council. the first hearings starts next week. >>> it is the end of the session in annapolis, dun mean the end of confusion when it comes to cell phone laws in maryland. lawmakers passed sweeping bans especially making it illegal to use your cell phone while driving unless u you have a hands free device. a bill keeping you from reading text didn't make the cut. lawmakers hoped to expand the qompleg the reading bill that went south in the final minutes...
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clouds hanging out tough across charm city. at times a little bit of blue skies. annapolis a cloudy scenario. at times clouds. ellicott city, a fantastic looking sunset. nice, gorgeous finish. lock at that, jamie. maryland's most powerful radar, showers to the north. temperatures in the mid-60s to 50s to the west. 45 in oakland. zoom in. winds light. in fact, call until baltimore and frederick, almost no wind. a little boundary sneaking in could bring in a couple showers later this evening. don't look for much rain and certainly not widespread but a few of the showers that are sliding into western maryland could make it into baltimore. we got a storm system here but this will continue to head out to sea. mild air continues to come up the coast. that will moan essentially another day in the 60s and a clearer sky once the boundary slides through. i don't think it will drop our temperatures. the trend shows clearing tomorrow. mostly sunny through the day. as we go into wednesday another boundary comes down. the cloud sup and a few -- is up and few showers. the rain w
clouds hanging out tough across charm city. at times a little bit of blue skies. annapolis a cloudy scenario. at times clouds. ellicott city, a fantastic looking sunset. nice, gorgeous finish. lock at that, jamie. maryland's most powerful radar, showers to the north. temperatures in the mid-60s to 50s to the west. 45 in oakland. zoom in. winds light. in fact, call until baltimore and frederick, almost no wind. a little boundary sneaking in could bring in a couple showers later this evening....
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at a time when baltimore city's includes budget cuts. one closed center is vandalized at the hands of children. six children have been given criminal citations after they vandalized a rec center. the rear of the building is covered in graffiti. shards of glass covers the athletic field and the inside of the building is worse with thousands of dollars in damage to computers and interior walls. those who oppose closing rec centers warn that youth crime would increase if kids don't have a productive place to go. >> they destroyed it. >> it was a nice environment. so many nice people was there. >> now the six kids have been charged as juveniles with breaking and entering and destruction of property. their parents could face charges as well. in the studio, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. glp topping our news around the nation. was outraged after mexican authorities issued an arrest warrant. he said he is devastated by the loss of his wife and angry by the suggestion he has anything to do with her death. his wife was found dead in a cancun resort
at a time when baltimore city's includes budget cuts. one closed center is vandalized at the hands of children. six children have been given criminal citations after they vandalized a rec center. the rear of the building is covered in graffiti. shards of glass covers the athletic field and the inside of the building is worse with thousands of dollars in damage to computers and interior walls. those who oppose closing rec centers warn that youth crime would increase if kids don't have a...
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. >> reporter: it's a numbers game right now as the city takes a look at its lean budget. the mayor calling for being efficient and departments looking at cutting back and staying effective at the same time. the fire department is looking at closing three fire companies with a savings of almost $2 million each. it doesn't mean fire house who be close bud house that have one or more engine company inside. they are also negotiating to increase the workweek to 56 hours a week and offering firefighters a race to do it. the police are eliminating 16 unfilled positions and merging the 911 center with the city call center. they are hiring new officers and working on ways to keep ones they have. they say the other jurisdictions trying to get their hands on police officers to keep their it own costs low. it could also race costs to the city. >> reporter: when we loose an officer that is already out in the field and we madely hire there is a lag time. by the time we hire and train it take itself about nine months to get that officer back into the field. >> reporter: police say depen
. >> reporter: it's a numbers game right now as the city takes a look at its lean budget. the mayor calling for being efficient and departments looking at cutting back and staying effective at the same time. the fire department is looking at closing three fire companies with a savings of almost $2 million each. it doesn't mean fire house who be close bud house that have one or more engine company inside. they are also negotiating to increase the workweek to 56 hours a week and offering...
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ly have to come through the city to get to work. rconstruction is planned for the jpx on 28th street but the closure could extend well north of that to cold spring lane and more lanes could be closed during off peak hours. >> a few back routes that are secret. i won't tell you what they are. >> reporter: officials say that the highway, that lanes will close tomorrow night at seven. they are saying to us the repairs will take six to eight weeks but they don't know for sure. they won't know how bad it is until they drill down and find out what's going on. it could belonger than eight weeks. we will find out soon enough. we have the alternate routes on the website. live in north baltimore. >> the latest now onto church fire we have been following since tuesday night. arson investigate ears say the people who set it may be responsible for another church fire. this week's fire started in the shed behind the church. a fire a few weeks ago destroyed two buses, both churches are trying to move forward. >> the brushing -- we just keep going
ly have to come through the city to get to work. rconstruction is planned for the jpx on 28th street but the closure could extend well north of that to cold spring lane and more lanes could be closed during off peak hours. >> a few back routes that are secret. i won't tell you what they are. >> reporter: officials say that the highway, that lanes will close tomorrow night at seven. they are saying to us the repairs will take six to eight weeks but they don't know for sure. they...
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we have one storm now west of brooklyn park, around the columbia area and ellicott city. reaching toward i-70, we will watch the situation but again right now, the -- one storm that's impacting central maryland is weakening at least. that's a good sign. the current conditions right now. the humidity at 67%. you can see the skies changing over ellicott as that storm approached out of the south and southeast, moving northwest. there is that stormy sky on the horizon there. then the second batch of storms out in western maryland making for a very ominous afternoon in frost bug. beautiful storm clouds coming over. you can get quick flash flooding in the high country. want to show you the humidity levels, humid i ty around 70, right now the temperatures are in the low 90s but it feels much warmer than that but for where the rain is coming down. often times, when it's that hot a brief passing thunderstorm, doesn't cool things down, just uncreases the humidity. higher heat index even after the storm. the pattern very active and to the south and west we have scattered storms on t
we have one storm now west of brooklyn park, around the columbia area and ellicott city. reaching toward i-70, we will watch the situation but again right now, the -- one storm that's impacting central maryland is weakening at least. that's a good sign. the current conditions right now. the humidity at 67%. you can see the skies changing over ellicott as that storm approached out of the south and southeast, moving northwest. there is that stormy sky on the horizon there. then the second batch...
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it is no surprise this city is hitting the schools first. today they started vaccinating students who are medically fragile in five school. next they plan to move on to the rest of the schools and children. school leaders are asking parents to get their continue center forms in early since the most prepared schools will get the vaccine first. destiny parker an 8th grader died from the swine flu before the vaccine was available. her paints say you must be aware and protect your children. >> it is not a joke. no parent, child, daughter, sister, brother, grandmother or grandfather needs to loose a child. a child should not leave before its time. we need to do whatever precautions that's in place that we can do so that our child live their lives to the max. >> there will be a community h1n1 clinic saturday for priority groups from 9:00-3:00 p.m. at mount pleasant baptist church. >> one of the top priority groups had a chance to be vaccinated in baltimore today. the city hosted h1n1 flu shot clinic exclusively for pregnant woman. >> i'll see you
it is no surprise this city is hitting the schools first. today they started vaccinating students who are medically fragile in five school. next they plan to move on to the rest of the schools and children. school leaders are asking parents to get their continue center forms in early since the most prepared schools will get the vaccine first. destiny parker an 8th grader died from the swine flu before the vaccine was available. her paints say you must be aware and protect your children....
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we have a big shift, rose city. -- rosie. it's a good thing we saverred the good days, we're setting up for periods of rain for the next four days. >> anything heavy coming? >> we'll get a shower or storm that could produce a brief downpour. it won't be all day rain. it could be heavy at times. >>> well, the orioles are in tampa. the o's are now 3rd in the alc. the ray's swept the o's last weekend and won 2-3 in cleveland. jeremy guthrie starts against the ray's. that's at 7:10. >>> here's a look at what's coming up at 11:00. with the pain at the pump, many are heading to wal-mart. is the store really the best deal for you? >> and mark falkenhan lost his life helping others and tonight, the community gives back to his family. those stories and more tonight and aequat's forecast -- and wyatt everhart's forecast. >>> here's a look at 695 and the traffic's sort of moving. we have a lot of cars out there. we'll have more in a little bit. copd makes it hard to breathe so i wasn't playing much of a role in my own life. but with adv
we have a big shift, rose city. -- rosie. it's a good thing we saverred the good days, we're setting up for periods of rain for the next four days. >> anything heavy coming? >> we'll get a shower or storm that could produce a brief downpour. it won't be all day rain. it could be heavy at times. >>> well, the orioles are in tampa. the o's are now 3rd in the alc. the ray's swept the o's last weekend and won 2-3 in cleveland. jeremy guthrie starts against the ray's. that's at...
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you can see why. 80 in richmond today, 60 in ocean city. salisbury in the 70s. that helped fuel that line in southern maryland but that air, very warm air never quite edged into baltimore. we thought this would at least in part but it didn't happen. rainy and windy the rest of the evening. you can see the overall pattern, low pressure to the west. windy conditions and much cooler air. in the meantime we're dealing with foggy conditions and still a few storms to the east. things will pick up. as we check out the trend we can see the last showers pushing out were generally dry saturday, maybe an isolated shower or flurry in western maryland but it's going to be a windy cooler day and sunday the winds finally let up. sunshine comes back and although this will be a fairly cool day, this will set the stage for a warmup again as we go into the middle part of next week. 38 turning colder. the last showers will be long gone after another hour or two. then tomorrow 48, much cooler, much cooler for some areas than others. there will be a 30-degree cooldown, just 1 degrees
you can see why. 80 in richmond today, 60 in ocean city. salisbury in the 70s. that helped fuel that line in southern maryland but that air, very warm air never quite edged into baltimore. we thought this would at least in part but it didn't happen. rainy and windy the rest of the evening. you can see the overall pattern, low pressure to the west. windy conditions and much cooler air. in the meantime we're dealing with foggy conditions and still a few storms to the east. things will pick up. as...
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ellicott city, breezy and certainly, generally cloudy skies. again, not bad at all. you can consider, we'll have nine days of left of winter and spring is officially here. m.d.'s most powerful radar, we have a few showers to the west. we're tracking showers and now, it's light back up into the areas south of chambers burg. you can see most of the area is dry. just that little blip on the radar. that's east of hagerstown and west of frederick. most of us won't see any rain at all tonight. take a look at the current conditions. 46 in baltimore and 46 in easton and 37 in hagerstown. western maryland is cold. we have 27 to the west and 53 at the beach. current winds to the north and west. that will blow all evening. take the extra layer along. that's as you head out the door. highs today, closer to 50 in most spots. your neighborhood forecast tomorrow, we'll warm it up to ten degrees highier. we have sun mixing in with the clouds. davidsonville y aisle push -- you'll push up to 62 degrees tomorrow. there's a lot of cloud cover out there and the radar is quiet south of li
ellicott city, breezy and certainly, generally cloudy skies. again, not bad at all. you can consider, we'll have nine days of left of winter and spring is officially here. m.d.'s most powerful radar, we have a few showers to the west. we're tracking showers and now, it's light back up into the areas south of chambers burg. you can see most of the area is dry. just that little blip on the radar. that's east of hagerstown and west of frederick. most of us won't see any rain at all tonight. take a...
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these people said the trees were planted by the city. so they're waiting for the city to fix. it a representative was out there yesterday, but still, it will take awhile to clean up. crews city wide are tied up dealing with downed power lines, closed roads -- damage, damage, damage from friday's storm, trees crushing cars in hamilton, blocking in these people we've been telling you about in north baltimore. dealing with it isn't easy, especially when you have unscrupulous contractors, all of them hoping to make a quick buck. unfortunately, they have already arrived. >> we had a lot of people trying to hustle up, pay money if they move this. i know they can't move it because they don't have the right equipment. >> reporter: okay. who is allowed to move this stuff? we spoke to two very important agencies, dllr which regulates contractors in the state of maryland. they say your best bet is to wait, to get estimates from legitimate reputable contracts. if they're not licensed, you're taking your chances. if you go with a licensed contractor, if something goes wrong there's a state
these people said the trees were planted by the city. so they're waiting for the city to fix. it a representative was out there yesterday, but still, it will take awhile to clean up. crews city wide are tied up dealing with downed power lines, closed roads -- damage, damage, damage from friday's storm, trees crushing cars in hamilton, blocking in these people we've been telling you about in north baltimore. dealing with it isn't easy, especially when you have unscrupulous contractors, all of...
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. >> we never got a type of word from the city there was a problem. >> tonight in florida attorneys for the man who shot the unarmed teen say they have lost contact with him and aren't representing him. zimmerman said he shot martin in self-defense. >>> new tonight police have arrested a man who lives in a home where a 6-year-old shot himself yesterday. raymond brown is charged with reckless endangerment. police say that the boy was playing with brown's gun whether it went off. the boy's great grandmother found him in the bedroom. he died at the hospital. brown lived in the home but isn't related to the family. they are trying to find out if he is the legal owner of the gun. >>> immigration agents have arrested a baltimore county man wanted in had honduras. they say he was a fugitive after he hacked a man with a machete to steal his wallet. he is known as -- a known gang member and was arrested yesterday after coming back into the united states after he was kicked out previously for committing a felony. that is when agents found he had the murder warrant out. >>> and then there were thr
. >> we never got a type of word from the city there was a problem. >> tonight in florida attorneys for the man who shot the unarmed teen say they have lost contact with him and aren't representing him. zimmerman said he shot martin in self-defense. >>> new tonight police have arrested a man who lives in a home where a 6-year-old shot himself yesterday. raymond brown is charged with reckless endangerment. police say that the boy was playing with brown's gun whether it went...
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a guy who wanted to make his city better but last week he was found in a well. police have arrested a man and charged him with murder saying he gave him a full confession. police think robbery was a motive, expect more arts, they think harris knew the suspects. >> police have identified the man crushed by a car yesterday in owings mills. it happened yesterday afternoon on potter way. edward tillman was working underneath a car when it fell on him. though police haven't said if it happened at his house. they don't suspect foul play and think it was just a horrible accident. >>> a jury said a man killed his girlfriend, hunters found her in a wooded area in 2009. that was 11 months after she was reported missing. he faces life. >> well tonight your little ones will sleep off all that outside play time they got today. look at this. beautiful day like we had no better place than on the playground. parents and kids out here at the tot lot in north baltimore. everybody loving the weather. >> even for baltimore this is very mild,. >> great, fantastic. so it's -- may wea
a guy who wanted to make his city better but last week he was found in a well. police have arrested a man and charged him with murder saying he gave him a full confession. police think robbery was a motive, expect more arts, they think harris knew the suspects. >> police have identified the man crushed by a car yesterday in owings mills. it happened yesterday afternoon on potter way. edward tillman was working underneath a car when it fell on him. though police haven't said if it happened...
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. >> we also learned that a colleague filed the complaint about the baltimore city fire department. that launched the investigation that landed sean white in jail. >> paramedics are often the first line of defense. the patient is cared for in an ambulance before reaching a doctor at the hospital. but according to a police report, it didn't go that way for sean white back on september 8th. the 31 year old responded to reports of a drunk woman at an apartment. she was not combative, but white began to ram her in the stretcher and lifted her by the neck and smashed her body in the headrest. the people that live here are finding out. >> if that was my mom i would be upset. >> a lot of times they have to put up with all kind of behavior. >> reporter: marvin johnson says he sees the medics here. >> a lot of them get belligerent and arrogant, try to instruct the paramedic how to do his job. >> reporter: a camera outside the building verified the original complained filed by white's colleague. the report says it shows him distressed inside the ambulance the report says the victim started to
. >> we also learned that a colleague filed the complaint about the baltimore city fire department. that launched the investigation that landed sean white in jail. >> paramedics are often the first line of defense. the patient is cared for in an ambulance before reaching a doctor at the hospital. but according to a police report, it didn't go that way for sean white back on september 8th. the 31 year old responded to reports of a drunk woman at an apartment. she was not combative,...
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the kansas city school board voted to close or consolidate half the schools in the city to fix a budget deficit in a 5:4 vote. they decided 28 schools will not open next school year. parents gave last-minute pleas for their schools. >> i'm asking for justice. >> this is scandalous and shameful. >> it's happening everywhere. the district says they've seen a huge drop in enrollment. with the closures they can focus on money with academics. the parents are worried that closed schools will drive even more families out of the district. >>> we're talking about eric massa, 24/7 on the tv. we're talking about war and peace, $3 billion. 1,000 lives and no press! no press! you want to know why the american public is fit? they're fit because they're not seeing their congress do the work they're said to do. >> congressman pat kennedy called the press despicable. >>> terrifying moments for a group of draw bridge repairman in south florida after the bridge they were working on got stuck and they got trapped hundreds of feet in the air. look what they had to hold onto. the top of the intercoastal wate
the kansas city school board voted to close or consolidate half the schools in the city to fix a budget deficit in a 5:4 vote. they decided 28 schools will not open next school year. parents gave last-minute pleas for their schools. >> i'm asking for justice. >> this is scandalous and shameful. >> it's happening everywhere. the district says they've seen a huge drop in enrollment. with the closures they can focus on money with academics. the parents are worried that closed...
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a cold, cold night in the city and all across maryland. some of the numbers right now. we have fallen already below freezing just about everywhere in the state. we are seeing these temperatures drop off sharply. not a lot of wind but a light breeze making wind chills feel like low 20s. winter storm watch. this one late tomorrow night into christmas day. primarily a western maryland concern, in terms of wintery weather that will last. here in baltimore we will see a little icing early christmas day morning. very early christmas day morning that will change over to rain through the day on christmas. we'll break the storm down for you now. a few fair weather clouds drifting in out of the west. nice, clear night that will allow for cooling overnight. you'll wake up in the mid teens tomorrow with snow pack. off to the west, watching this next storm system trekking west to east putting snow down from chicago through detroit. flight headaches beginning for the christmas eve travelers. this storm will be making its way in here tomorrow night and christmas morning and starting o
a cold, cold night in the city and all across maryland. some of the numbers right now. we have fallen already below freezing just about everywhere in the state. we are seeing these temperatures drop off sharply. not a lot of wind but a light breeze making wind chills feel like low 20s. winter storm watch. this one late tomorrow night into christmas day. primarily a western maryland concern, in terms of wintery weather that will last. here in baltimore we will see a little icing early christmas...
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. >>> a water main break in the city closed an elementary school. water started gushing on york road and york -- gill ford. when the main first broke people from a nearby church had to be evacuated. >>> a 12-inch water main break is felled. it happened in the 1800 block and affected morgan estate university for -- state university for several hours. you can always count on abc2's time saver traffic, 24/7. did there for instant maps and even the lowest gas prices in your neighborhood. >>> clouds continue to flow into maryland, but we have seen at least a few breaks of sunshine. you can see that flow from the north and west. temperatures have been struggling to get out of the 40s for much of the day. just a couple of isolated showers. i think we'll stay dry tonight. temperatures across the center part of the state now in the upper 40s. this evening through the 40s, eventually to the 30s tonight. will we warm up? we've got them coming up. >>> could use a little calm weather after sandy. while sandy wasn't a direct hit for maryland, all that preparation
. >>> a water main break in the city closed an elementary school. water started gushing on york road and york -- gill ford. when the main first broke people from a nearby church had to be evacuated. >>> a 12-inch water main break is felled. it happened in the 1800 block and affected morgan estate university for -- state university for several hours. you can always count on abc2's time saver traffic, 24/7. did there for instant maps and even the lowest gas prices in your...
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city officials say, through monday, nearly 1,000 people have visited the city cooling centers this year. >>> 102 degrees, 103 degrees, you know it's bad when we look forward to the 90s on the weather maps. the temperatures are more than just something to complain about, it's something toj concerned about. doug from the american red cross is here, fresh from dropping off water at nine locations? >> 13 big pellets of water at nine city cooling shelters. people are going to the shelters and getting water, getting out of the heat. if you don't have air conditioning at home, by all means, go to the cooling shelter, have a friend take you there, but it's better than staying home and toughing it out. >> the weather has been the story for the past few days, it's been so hot. whenever we see a snow storm, we see people go to the grocery store and stock up on toilet paper, milk, bread and go into a panic mode, you don't with the heat. why is that? >> we should be just as cautious. the fact of the matter is, the heat emergencies kill more people in a year than any other weather related incident. s
city officials say, through monday, nearly 1,000 people have visited the city cooling centers this year. >>> 102 degrees, 103 degrees, you know it's bad when we look forward to the 90s on the weather maps. the temperatures are more than just something to complain about, it's something toj concerned about. doug from the american red cross is here, fresh from dropping off water at nine locations? >> 13 big pellets of water at nine city cooling shelters. people are going to the...
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baltimore was one of 15 cities to get a team charged with focusing on the worst of the worst and the move violence areas. the pdl's were their target and it's leader terrance richardson got in their cross hairs. >> they started to look at that group and focused on richardson and through some investigative techniques we learned that richardson is going to have a person in the city murdered. >> i didn't kill nobody since i been home. kill him. >> i'm going to -- i'm going finish it. i'm going to kill him. >> reporter: this conversation caught on a wire tipped off detectives who would arrest richardson later that day on his way to make that history. the leader went to jail on a gun charge but continued to run the criminal enterprise from behind bars. another man was elevated to run the gang. >> you hear what they say? that's a direct order, you hear what i said? from the big homies. >> reporter: he was now the gf or godfather. giving orders on the crimes that paralyzed communities, drugs, guns, robberies, and murder. . >> reporter: a lot was orchestrated at a home on federal street. the
baltimore was one of 15 cities to get a team charged with focusing on the worst of the worst and the move violence areas. the pdl's were their target and it's leader terrance richardson got in their cross hairs. >> they started to look at that group and focused on richardson and through some investigative techniques we learned that richardson is going to have a person in the city murdered. >> i didn't kill nobody since i been home. kill him. >> i'm going to -- i'm going finish...
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a spokeswoman said the baltimore city public schools hassin formed the contractor that the aid cannot work with city school students until the investigation in to the incident is completed. >> never mind all the rules and regulations. where is -- at what point does common sense not turnover. >>> what point did you say maybe this is not a safe area? >> reporter: kia said she doesn't want to ride the bus so for now she has other arrangements. she still wants some peace of mind and someone to be held responsible. we tried contacting the bus service but no one returned our calls. >> update now to breaking news out of hartford. authorities say an 8-year-old boy is dead after being found unconscious in a stream tonight. police are still investigating. >>> parent at high alert after two incidents of teen girls being approached touched by a stranger. the first was on may 5th in the 200 block of box wood street. the man asked the girl if she would like a ride and then on tuesday a girl was at the bus stop at fairfax road when a man grabbed her arm. she got away but her mother is still shaken.
a spokeswoman said the baltimore city public schools hassin formed the contractor that the aid cannot work with city school students until the investigation in to the incident is completed. >> never mind all the rules and regulations. where is -- at what point does common sense not turnover. >>> what point did you say maybe this is not a safe area? >> reporter: kia said she doesn't want to ride the bus so for now she has other arrangements. she still wants some peace of...
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we do have ongoing water main brake repair in baltimore city and hillen road is closed as they repair that. westbound traffic gets by without problems. we're looking good southbound on 95. no problems from the beltway to 895. will take 3 minutes. >>> 95 southbound from the split to the fort mchenry five minutes and i-87 only nine minutes. traffic very light, very moving without any problems, moving at speeds here in the northwest side at old court road and to the southwest side here at frederick road traffic is good on both moves to the beltway. back to you. >>> it all started when a retired police officer saw his truck. >> and the case that ended with one dozen suspects handcuffed. >> i was horrified. i was heart broken. i was humiliated. >> the demand hooters executives gave to one-way trees and why she is claiming discrimination. so, what do you think? i think i'll go with the preferred package. ( chuckling ) good choice. only meineke gives you options on complete car care, and we'll help you choose what's right for you, your car, and your budget. at meineke, you're always the driv
we do have ongoing water main brake repair in baltimore city and hillen road is closed as they repair that. westbound traffic gets by without problems. we're looking good southbound on 95. no problems from the beltway to 895. will take 3 minutes. >>> 95 southbound from the split to the fort mchenry five minutes and i-87 only nine minutes. traffic very light, very moving without any problems, moving at speeds here in the northwest side at old court road and to the southwest side here at...
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getting colder tonight and the freezing mark in baltimore. 32, 33 in ocean city. we're clear across the central part of maryland and clear across the mid atlantic. there's a couple stray showers from harrisburg north. that's going to stay north of us. that's a clipper over the great lakes. we're watching a weak boundary. a weak area of low pressure goes through tomorrow night. looks like rain showers. we'll get to 50 tomorrow. maybe some wet snow melting instantly towards midnight. that's the first round and it looks pretty weak, minimal. maybe a wintery situation in the early saturday morning. second storm off shore through the weekend. cold air blowing in as well. right now we project this to stay off shore. there are other scenarios that potentially bring the system closer to maryland and could mean a more wintery scenario late in the day saturday. really what we're watching is not the disturbance tomorrow night but that little disturbance will collide with the coastal system off florida. that will be running up the coast and it presents two scenarios, a wild c
getting colder tonight and the freezing mark in baltimore. 32, 33 in ocean city. we're clear across the central part of maryland and clear across the mid atlantic. there's a couple stray showers from harrisburg north. that's going to stay north of us. that's a clipper over the great lakes. we're watching a weak boundary. a weak area of low pressure goes through tomorrow night. looks like rain showers. we'll get to 50 tomorrow. maybe some wet snow melting instantly towards midnight. that's the...
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this is fios. >>> baltimore city police department is getting larger. they are getting 50 additional police officers through recovery act funding. 25 of the officers are in the police academy. the next group will start training in july. >> these officers will be walking foot in neighborhoods around baltimore. 50 different neighborhoods. we think that's going to be the best use for them in making our city safe. >> that's what residents have been asking for. in all eight law enforcement agencies in the state got $23 million in grants to hire or save the jobs of 112 officers. >>> starting monday credit card companies will have to play by new rules passed by congress. they are designed to protect consumer. many credit card companies have been changing the term on their customers before the law goes into effect. jerry willis reports. >> reporter: consumers have had it with their credit cards. >> i paid my bill on time. i have been penalized for no reason. >> they don't care that i have been with them 30 years and i have a history with them. >> reporter: kath
this is fios. >>> baltimore city police department is getting larger. they are getting 50 additional police officers through recovery act funding. 25 of the officers are in the police academy. the next group will start training in july. >> these officers will be walking foot in neighborhoods around baltimore. 50 different neighborhoods. we think that's going to be the best use for them in making our city safe. >> that's what residents have been asking for. in all eight law...
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baltimore city warmer around 55. good morning elk ridge you're at 50 degrees and pasadena 53. cooler in perry hall at 47 degrees and 46 in aberdeen. darlington 45, chestertown 48 and we are going to see these temperatures go up throughout the day. we are going to have a nice day on tap. but it's going to be a breezy day once again. winds out of the northeast at 5 to 10. dc right now coming in right around 10. >>> your teenage daughter may no longer feel the need to have safe sex. >> and also a deadly plane in afghanistan kills seven u.s. crew members. we have new dramatic video right at the moment that plane crashes down. >> 97 north, we have quite a bit of construction at 895. i'll let you know if it's impacting your morning commute coming up. >>> abc2 linda so is here with more on the health stories. we are likely to hear from those for and against the decision. >> especially if you're a parent with a young teen daughter. the fda has approved the morning after pill for girls 15 and older without a prescription. you'll soon be able to buy the plan b one step emergency contrac
baltimore city warmer around 55. good morning elk ridge you're at 50 degrees and pasadena 53. cooler in perry hall at 47 degrees and 46 in aberdeen. darlington 45, chestertown 48 and we are going to see these temperatures go up throughout the day. we are going to have a nice day on tap. but it's going to be a breezy day once again. winds out of the northeast at 5 to 10. dc right now coming in right around 10. >>> your teenage daughter may no longer feel the need to have safe sex....
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the city is gearing up to keep your child ahead of the game. today 92.2 pork chop kicked off their annual back to school rally. they talk about organizations pta meetings and college access. they were bringing kids in by the busloads. >> we have a lot more families. we were getting calls all week long what do i need to do to come here. i think there's a real effort to get ready to come back to school. that's the most encouraging thing. of course the mayor's office we've been doing this for a couple of years stephanie rawlings-blakees going to be here in a little while. it's pretty exciting. >> some of those back to school events in baltimore city will even be going on until 11:00 tonight. >>> you know, it is tempting to make products last longer. it's not worth the risk when it comes to your make up. >> reporter: just like food make up has a shelf life, and when it expires experts like clinical esthetician jolene hoffman say it's time to toss it out. >> mascara, for instance has a shelf life of approximately 3 months once it has been opened. yo
the city is gearing up to keep your child ahead of the game. today 92.2 pork chop kicked off their annual back to school rally. they talk about organizations pta meetings and college access. they were bringing kids in by the busloads. >> we have a lot more families. we were getting calls all week long what do i need to do to come here. i think there's a real effort to get ready to come back to school. that's the most encouraging thing. of course the mayor's office we've been doing this...
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here in the city temperatures still way above freezing. we have seen this situation before in december. right now, rain coming down. 50 degrees, winds northwest at 13. temperatures starting to drop. the highs today up above 60, the road surface temperatures below or at 60 degrees. we have a great holiday photograph in, got to get it in -- this is -- you talk about major decorations, this is -- just a great sight. i had to get it in there. right now cold weather pushing in to western maryland. oakland below freezing. no shocker there, north winds, temperature also drop, rain will continue to fall. eventually we will see a brief change over. visibilities also low with all the rain reducing how far you can see out there. drive with caution. temperatures today the highs were up well above 60. even as we get the change over on the back side of this, a lot of this will just melt on contact. it'll -- the wet surfaces, hit the above freezing areas and that will cause a melt. well north, well west of the city there will be accumulations, take a loo
here in the city temperatures still way above freezing. we have seen this situation before in december. right now, rain coming down. 50 degrees, winds northwest at 13. temperatures starting to drop. the highs today up above 60, the road surface temperatures below or at 60 degrees. we have a great holiday photograph in, got to get it in -- this is -- you talk about major decorations, this is -- just a great sight. i had to get it in there. right now cold weather pushing in to western maryland....
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Aug 26, 2011
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and evacuation of ocean city. and these are all things that we have been initiated to protect life. >> o'malley says the state will bring in as many resources as needed. >>> people in baltimore are not getting ready for the possibility of flooding especially in fells point where it's been hit especially hard by storms past and land so is there live -- linda so is there live packing the sandbags aren't they? >> reporter: yeah. people are actually being smart. we have seen several folks come this morning. this gentleman right here they have their sandbags. he just wants to be sure that they are ready just in case the worst happens. they live in baltimore and they know that the basement could get flooded and they are packing these sandbags for their house. they have about 6 and they have packed up. but this is what the city is doing to help people out get them prepared in case they want it. free sand here on thames and broadway in fells point. they have sandbags available, buckets ready if you need them. mayor was ou
and evacuation of ocean city. and these are all things that we have been initiated to protect life. >> o'malley says the state will bring in as many resources as needed. >>> people in baltimore are not getting ready for the possibility of flooding especially in fells point where it's been hit especially hard by storms past and land so is there live -- linda so is there live packing the sandbags aren't they? >> reporter: yeah. people are actually being smart. we have seen...
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before that visit, 85 missiles exploded in gaza city within a 45 minute span. the ace real -- israeli military says 274 rockets had been fired from gaza since operation began. an hour ago, israel sent in an air strike in gaza targeting the house of hamas' southern commander. this is the heaviest fighting there in four years and looks like it could get wore as the days pro-- worse as the days progress. troops and armored personnel carriers signifying it could turn no a ground war very soon. >>> news time 4:53. five things to know as you head out this morning. they haul nearly 2,000 pounds of trash in baltimore each day and today the mayor will say thank you. it's part of the annual garbagemen appreciation day event at the waste to energy facility in baltimore city. >>> with the rising cost of food, unemployment and the state of the economy, many families right now are struggling to keep food on the table. this morning, the united way of central maryland will hand out3,000 thanksgiving meals to low income families. the meals will be given out at the franciscan ce
before that visit, 85 missiles exploded in gaza city within a 45 minute span. the ace real -- israeli military says 274 rockets had been fired from gaza since operation began. an hour ago, israel sent in an air strike in gaza targeting the house of hamas' southern commander. this is the heaviest fighting there in four years and looks like it could get wore as the days pro-- worse as the days progress. troops and armored personnel carriers signifying it could turn no a ground war very soon....
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all across maryland today hot. 99 ocean city. 100 in south maryland. even know, behind the brief showers and storms, 93 at bwi marshall. 90 hagerstown. moisture is high. high humidity level. we are in the steam. what that does is add the heat and humidity together feeling close to 100 degrees. heat index of 104 in ocean city. easton you dropped 20 degrees with the storm on top of you. the last pieces crossing delmarva off to the north and west. this is drier and slightly cooler air moving in. i wish i could tell you it is a lot cooler. it will be an improvement. hot, steamy air is being push off to the east. cooler air is working in north and west. we'll get another shot of cooler air next week. tomorrow a sunny and drier day. less humid. dry heat. up to 90. that will be ten degrees cooler. saturday a brief round of showers in here. not much of a rainy scenario this weekend. we'll get rain if we are lucky. we could use it across the state. as we look up and down the east coast tomorrow very hot again. baltimore probably 90. that's an improvement. we be
all across maryland today hot. 99 ocean city. 100 in south maryland. even know, behind the brief showers and storms, 93 at bwi marshall. 90 hagerstown. moisture is high. high humidity level. we are in the steam. what that does is add the heat and humidity together feeling close to 100 degrees. heat index of 104 in ocean city. easton you dropped 20 degrees with the storm on top of you. the last pieces crossing delmarva off to the north and west. this is drier and slightly cooler air moving in. i...
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Feb 5, 2010
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watch ellicott city. it makes the pavement wet. then the changeover. drop below freezing and you have good sticking going on. that's exactly what all of baltimore is facing now. over 12 inches we think that's a safe bet. possibly as much as 20 or more. that would make it the first time on record we have had two one foot-plus storms in a single winter and separately the first time ever of two 20- inch plus storms. take a look at the size of this thing. there are two areas of low pressure involved. the worse is still very much yet to come with this storm. totals we think 16 to 26 inches. this is going to be a heavier, denser snow with the possibility of sleet mixing in. certainly a threat of sleet and cold rain toward the eastern shore. lower totals there. highier totals across baltimore and washington. our blizzard warning for much of southern maryland now extending back into washington now. blizzard warning kicking in at 10:00 p.m. eastern shore counties wind criteria is the key. we'll all be getting a tremendous amount of snow. winds highier in southe
watch ellicott city. it makes the pavement wet. then the changeover. drop below freezing and you have good sticking going on. that's exactly what all of baltimore is facing now. over 12 inches we think that's a safe bet. possibly as much as 20 or more. that would make it the first time on record we have had two one foot-plus storms in a single winter and separately the first time ever of two 20- inch plus storms. take a look at the size of this thing. there are two areas of low pressure...
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Sep 8, 2011
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in baltimore city pulaski highway is back open. water has receded in some areas, in hartford county, there was a swift water rescue around 2:00 this morning at sandy hook road and scarborough. the person rescued was not hurt. in maryland county, hall street was shut down because of flooding. creeks and streams made it out of their banks causing many problems. several businesses were shut down. in parkton, northern baltimore county the water went into a basement area of a local spa and here's what the owner had to say. >> i have never seen anything like this, in my life. it is pretty scary. >> if your home or business was flooded, here are tips for cleaning the mold and mildew. first of all you want to clean, disinfect and dry all affected areas. make sure you bag and dispose of materials with mold residue and use a stiff brush on masonry walls to ventilate the area. turn off utilities. hopefully these tips will help keep your home clean and safe. >>> things are bad in fort deposit this morning because of all the rain. the town hasn
in baltimore city pulaski highway is back open. water has receded in some areas, in hartford county, there was a swift water rescue around 2:00 this morning at sandy hook road and scarborough. the person rescued was not hurt. in maryland county, hall street was shut down because of flooding. creeks and streams made it out of their banks causing many problems. several businesses were shut down. in parkton, northern baltimore county the water went into a basement area of a local spa and here's...
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May 7, 2012
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then in ocean city, yes, a little bit breaking through here at times today. so you had to get all the way on the eastern edge of the state and even here at the beach. maryland's most powerful radar. we still stay dry. the closest rain today has been way out toward deep creek lake where it was warmer today. 59 at the beach where there was a little sun. you had the east breeze off the atlantic. spots around the maryland coast, that east breeze works to cool things down. but this wind should shift a little more south. that will allow temperatures to come up into the mid-70s. we'll be cloudy, on the murky side, on the gray side. humidity moderate tonight. western pa down to western virginia and in ohio they've had pretty significant rain. toward the midwest, chicagoland to the deep south. it's this unsettled weather moving west to east and entering the mid-atlantic states. we have high pressure off to the east that's still kind of protecting us from any rain but it's in the protecting the skies. this unsettled weather steadily pushing from west to east as we go
then in ocean city, yes, a little bit breaking through here at times today. so you had to get all the way on the eastern edge of the state and even here at the beach. maryland's most powerful radar. we still stay dry. the closest rain today has been way out toward deep creek lake where it was warmer today. 59 at the beach where there was a little sun. you had the east breeze off the atlantic. spots around the maryland coast, that east breeze works to cool things down. but this wind should...
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Aug 4, 2011
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. >> we are the city that clicks. baltimore puts up more surveillance cameras and the mayor tells us where the picture taking is happening tonight. >> we are sleep deprived, there are hormonal changes in our body that lead to our cravings, more carbohydrates. >> tonight is the night if you want to start losing weight, then don't lose any sleep. we want to start with this story, a woman accused of beating a transgender woman admits that it was a hate crime. teona brown will go to prison because she attacked someone who was different. roosevelt leftwich joins us with more. >> the video captured at this restaurant shows just how vicious the attack really was and the victim by having brown admit her guilt, which is an ugly incident can finally come to an end. >> this may be one of the reasons why the case did not go to trial. video from two sources shows teona brown and a 14-year-old girl ganging up on cristie polis. four times, the last time dragging her through the rest exprawnt stomping on her until she had a seizure.
. >> we are the city that clicks. baltimore puts up more surveillance cameras and the mayor tells us where the picture taking is happening tonight. >> we are sleep deprived, there are hormonal changes in our body that lead to our cravings, more carbohydrates. >> tonight is the night if you want to start losing weight, then don't lose any sleep. we want to start with this story, a woman accused of beating a transgender woman admits that it was a hate crime. teona brown will go...
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ght now thgs are lookg pretty quiet,t ast inthe city. 'rokat a ceew ov thharbor. noany raint this int in time. reve humidity is at 82%. kyout er 74 degrs, wioughof the nortrtest 8 mile ho. stilha a severe undersrm g ll u about.th in cecil, nt and queen's anne's cnties. th is until tonigh because of mectivitthat has be bubg up it crses e chapke b. it just rt of up, an we're seeing acty happenin lots lighg strike ppg thstorm continues to ve inross e eastn shore and onin delaware. so st be awarof at that'sn effetil 7:30. the ra that 've been seei o storms d showers throughout afrnoon has t real pressive. e seeing abo 3/ in glenwood a lot less an that in owgs mill just trace or ere abou moncn and pell, and anywareas to e soh ar al seeing ain just be aware of that. you d eingme shows and thderstorms ndthrohout the enin hour it's certy rm enough. high temperatur y across the region, 87 baltimore. 86ineaston. indover, delare. mperesnow ve dropped. e wn intomile to lor 70s. co, easton stilseeing erurese middle 80s. so the erir at iscong in out of the nohwest ju hast reach
ght now thgs are lookg pretty quiet,t ast inthe city. 'rokat a ceew ov thharbor. noany raint this int in time. reve humidity is at 82%. kyout er 74 degrs, wioughof the nortrtest 8 mile ho. stilha a severe undersrm g ll u about.th in cecil, nt and queen's anne's cnties. th is until tonigh because of mectivitthat has be bubg up it crses e chapke b. it just rt of up, an we're seeing acty happenin lots lighg strike ppg thstorm continues to ve inross e eastn shore and onin delaware. so st be awarof...